Shelton Sampson Jr.

WR · #6 · Louisiana · JR · 6'4" · 206 · Baton Rouge, LA

Projected WR-X starter

537 2025 receiving yards

32 of 71 2025 catches

6 2025 TDs

10 Explosive plays

21 Career games (11 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2025	Louisiana	10	10	32-71	537	16.8	6
2024	LSU	8	1	0-6	0	0.0	0
2023	LSU	3	0	0-2	0	0.0	0

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 53.7 86

Yards per catch 16.8 86

Catch rate 45.1% 14

Receiving TDs 6 89

Around Shelton

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Lunch Winfield QB · 1,555 pass yds · 12g

Steven Blanco RB · 156 rush yds · 10g

WR-Z

Landon Strother WR · 78 rec yds · 13g

WR-H

Jaydon Johnson WR · 51 rec yds · 12g

Caden Jensen TE · 231 rec yds · 12g

The situation

Louisiana 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 10.7% 38

Red zone TD rate 65.0% 24

Line yards per carry 2.5 51

Sack rate allowed 7.0% 32

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W1	RICE	12	4	59			6%
W2	McNeese Cowboys	5	1	4			1%
W3	@ MIZZ	3
W4	@ EMU	6	3	83			4%
W9	@ TROY	8	5	74	1		8%
W10	@ USA	7	6	138	2	1	9%
W11	TXST	8	5	80	2	2	6%
W13	@ ARST	8	3	35		1	4%
W14	ULM	8	2	18			3%
W17	@ DEL	6	3	42	1	1	4%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#82

Jaden Rashada QB · Pittsburg ASU

#83

Jayden Wayne EDGE · IMG Academy MIA

#84

Shelton Sampson Jr. WR · Baton Rouge Catholic LSU

#85

Caleb Herring EDGE · Riverdale TENN

#86

Braylan Shelby EDGE · Friendswood USC

WRs in the class

#13

Nathan Leacock Millbrook TENN

#14

Jaquaize Pettaway Langham Creek OKLA

#15

Shelton Sampson Jr. Baton Rouge Catholic LSU

#16

Ayden Williams Ridgeland MISS

#17 Tyler Williams Lakeland UGA

2025 · 86th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 97th pctile of class